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Help Helen
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December 31, 2018
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Installing Photoshop CS4 on Mac OS Mojave version 10.14.2

  • December 31, 2018
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I have Photoshop CS4. How can I install it on Mac OS Mojave version 10.14.2

I downloaded it from here, but I could not open it. https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/kb/cs5-product-downloads.html

When I clicked on setup it opened a window that said Systems Requirements error: This software cannot be installed because the file system of the Setup volume is not supported.

Thanks

    Correct answer John T Smith

    Case sensitive drive formatting https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2296860

    Even if your Mac's drive formatting would work, that is REALLY old software

    CS6 and earlier programs HAVE NOT BEEN TESTED AND WILL NOT BE UPDATED for Mac El Capitan or newer operating systems

    -which means that you try to use CS6 and earlier at YOUR risk of having problems due to Apple updates

    -this is about the 4+ year old CS6, but it will probably apply to other programs of that age

    -Apple did not maintain backward compatibility with old programs in El Capitan or newer operating systems

    --Adobe has a workaround to Apple's problem of not maintaining backward compatibility

    --READ HERE https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2301916 for an Adobe solution to installing old programs, including a link to installing the old Java runtime that is required

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    bernard21
    New Participant
    August 12, 2019

    I recently updated my operating system to mojave and CS4 design standard (illustrator + photoshop + all the other programs) STILL WORKS on my mac book pro.

    this suggests that if you first install an old mac operating system, then install CS4 whatever, then update the operating system, you could get CS4 working on a mac case sensitive drive.

    this is obviously a pain, and i havnt tested it ( other than the fact that CS4 is running on my mojave operating system), but i thought i'd share this with you.

    someone should try it and report their findings back. i hope it works, i have a perpetual CS4 license 

    my macbook pro was bought in 2015 which is when i re-installed CS4 illustrator and photoshop ( i forget which version of the OS i had at the time)

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    Brainiac
    August 13, 2019

    Unfortunately, for people with a new Mac, installing an old system and then updating the system isn't an option, because new Macs won't run old systems. (Deliberately locked out by Apple).

    Be aware that in Catalina, the new mac OS system coming this fall, CS4 will absolutely not run, not ever, no tricks to make it work, because all old 32-bit apps are locked out by Apple. Soon, people will be buying Macs that can't run systems as old as mojave, so soon CS4 will be dead for them. CS5 and CS6 versions of many apps will also be dead.

      John T Smith
      John T SmithCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      December 31, 2018

      Case sensitive drive formatting https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2296860

      Even if your Mac's drive formatting would work, that is REALLY old software

      CS6 and earlier programs HAVE NOT BEEN TESTED AND WILL NOT BE UPDATED for Mac El Capitan or newer operating systems

      -which means that you try to use CS6 and earlier at YOUR risk of having problems due to Apple updates

      -this is about the 4+ year old CS6, but it will probably apply to other programs of that age

      -Apple did not maintain backward compatibility with old programs in El Capitan or newer operating systems

      --Adobe has a workaround to Apple's problem of not maintaining backward compatibility

      --READ HERE https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2301916 for an Adobe solution to installing old programs, including a link to installing the old Java runtime that is required

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      Help HelenAuthor
      New Participant
      December 31, 2018

      Thanks John. I know it's an old version! When i bought it I hoped it would last.

      John T Smith
      John T Smith
      Community Expert
      December 31, 2018

      It will last as long as you have a compatible computer and operating system

      Owners of old programs simply have problems with new Mac operating systems... none of which is Adobe's fault... Adobe did not change your old program to make it stop working... Apple changed their operating system and THAT is why your old programs won't work, not because of anything Adobe did... Also... every time Apple issues an update, there is the risk that an old program that HAS been working will STOP working... bottom line, old programs require a matching old operating system AND a computer with a compatible hard drive

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